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Business & Accounting

Understand the complex legal and economic environments in which businesses operate.

About

An Associate of Arts in Business degree opens doors to a variety of careers in sectors
such as commerce, government, media, and nonprofit work. The bachelor's degree you
earn after transferring to a 4-year institution can pave the way to starting or running
your own business, positions in entry-level management, bookkeeping, market analysis
and many other careers.

Program Description

TCC's business transfer program offers coursework covering the first half of a 4-year
business school curriculum.

Accounting: Many successful business people started in accounting, from business owners to chief
executive officers. A bachelor's degree in accounting can lead to a career in public
accounting, banking, private industry, entrepreneurship or in the government sector,
among many others.

Economics: A sought-after subject, economics opens up valuable ways of thinking about the world
with extremely broad application in the private and public sectors. Careers in planning,
administration, management, logistics, securities analysis, and organization can follow
your learning economic principles. Understanding basic economic phenomena like global
investment, inflation, interest rates, market structures, and equity can help you
better comprehend world events as well as improve your own entrepreneurial skills.

Planning Your Educational Pathway

TCC's Associate of Arts in Business degree can lead to many career pathways. Meet
with your advisor early to make sure you're preparing to transfer into the program
of your choice at the school of your choice.

Which degree or certificate is right for me?

We offer a number of degrees and certificates in Business, Accounting, and related
subjects. Make sure you choose the program that will help you meet your goals!

Select courses from at least two disciplines on the Approved Distribution Course List.

Select no more than 10 credits from any one discipline.

Select no more than 5 credits in world language at the 100 level.

Select no more than five credits of performance/skills course(s).

SOCIAL SCIENCE (15 CREDITS)

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

ECON&201

Micro Economics

5

ECON& 202

Macro Economics

5

Additional Social Science Course

Select a non-economics course from the Approved Distribution Course List.

5

MULTICULTURAL

At least five credits applied to the degree must be an approved multicultural course.
Approved multicultural courses are identified on the Approved Distribution Course
List and in the Credit Course Descriptions.

NATURAL SCIENCES (15 CREDITS)

Select 5 credits from the MATH courses in the Quantitative/ Symbolic Reasoning section
of the Approved Distribution Course List.

Select 10 credits from the courses listed as Biological, Earth, and Physical Sciences
on the Approved Distribution Course List.

At least one course must be a laboratory course.

STATISTICS (5 CREDITS)

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

BUS 256 (preferred)

Statistical Analysis

5

or MATH&146

Introduction to Statistics

5

BUSINESS (20 CREDITS)

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

ACCT& 201

Principles of Accounting I

ACCT& 202

Principles of Accounting II

ACCT& 203

Principles of Accounting III

BUS& 201

Business Law

College-Level Electives (5 credits)

Elective courses must be numbered 100 or above.

Total: 90 credits

Find your career path

Business and accounting majors find employment in every sector of the job market,
and this major serves as a starting point for a huge variety of careers. As a business
and accounting major, you might:

Start your own business

Perform accounting or bookkeeping functions for a corporation, non-profit, or government
entity